SEVP Broadcast Message 2003-01, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant students (Mar. 9, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (federal agency)

Level

Federal

Authority

8 C.F.R. 214.3 (school certification and reporting); SEVP's authority to grant procedural adaptations in emergencies

Issued

2020-03-09 Mar. 9, 2020

Effective

2020-03-09

End

2023-05-11 (SEVP ended its COVID-19 guidance with the end of the PHE); continued for 2020-21 and 2021-22 academic years (Ex. 071, 073) (read as 2023-05-11)

In force

Mar. 9, 2020 to May 11, 2023

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Travel and quarantineSchools and child careOther

Addressees

• SEVP-certified schools (colleges, universities, language and vocational schools)
• F and M students

Functions reached

• IN in-person instruction converted to online for international students
• AD admissions: initial students abroad could not enter for fully online programs
• CP campus housing and dining revenue from international students
• HR campus employment of F-1 students

Collection

Federal labor and immigration agencies AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION

Operative words

The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) continues to monitor developments with the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Concurrent with other federal agencies, SEVP provides the following information. (Supersedes: Broadcast Message: 2019 Novel Coronavirus and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant students; Jan. 29, 2020; Number 2001-05.) [The message permits schools that close or move to online instruction because of COVID-19 to notify SEVP within 10 business days and allows active F and M students to count online classes toward a full course of study in excess of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(f)(6)(i)(G) and 214.2(m)(9)(v) for the duration of the emergency.]

Enforcement

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